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'''''Moringa''''', native to parts of Africa and Asia, is the [[Monotype (biology)|sole]] [[genus]] in the [[flowering plant]] [[family]] '''Moringaceae'''. The name is derived from ''murungai'' the word [[DrumstickTamil language|Tamil]] orword ''murungai''for [[drumstick]]. It contains 13 [[species]] from [[Tropics|tropical]] and [[Subtropics|subtropical]] climates that range in size from tiny [[Herbaceous plant|herbs]] to massive [[tree]]s.

The most widely cultivated species is ''[[Moringa oleifera]]'', a [[multipurpose tree]] native to the foothills of the [[Himalayas]] in northwestern [[India]]<ref>{{cite journal|last=Olson|first=Mark|title=Moringaceae Martinov. Drumstick Tree Family|journal=Flora of North America|year=2010|volume=7|series=1993+. Flora of North America North of Mexico.|pages=167–169|url=http://www.explorelifeonearth.org/people/Olson2010FNAMoringaceae.pdf}}</ref> and [[Plant cultivation|cultivated]] throughout the tropics.<ref name="Janick">{{Cite book |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=cjHCoMQNkcgC |first=Jules |last=Janick |author2=Robert E. Paull |title=The Encyclopedia of Fruit & Nuts |publisher=CABI |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-85199-638-7 |pages=509–510}}</ref> ''[[Moringa stenopetala|M. stenopetala]]'', an [[Africa]]n species, is also widely grown, but to a much lesser extent than ''M. oleifera''.